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Full Stack Clojure web app engineer
Joined Jul 2021
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Worldwide community of activists protest OverDrive and others forcing DRM upon libraries - Greg Farough @ Defective by Design @ FSF: https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/worldwide_community_activists_protest_overdrive_and_others_forcing_drm_upon_libraries
On Friday 8th December they're asking you to:
* Not use Libby, etc.
* Discuss the harms of DRM, especially in relation to libraries, with hashtag #DayAgainstDRM
* Don't watch any DRM'd or streaming-only media, etc for that day.
Pfft, trivial for me! I'll binge DRM-free!
One of the biggest life-savers on #emacs #exwm has been the command `xrandr -s 0`. This somehow refreshes things and causes my triple-monitors to wakeup in ways that -auto and -set do not. But I cannot find documentation on it ANYWHERE; I've checked the manpages, web search... nothing!
EDIT: just tried `xrandr --help` and saw that it is short for --size. I'm still not sure why it works such miracles, though...
Having moved away from Spotify and other streaming services and starting to use #emacs #emms, I found decade old burned CDs that needed meta tags. https://orys.us/vd
Found out about #easytag for editing cd tags; even easier than #Picard! And it can be set up with #gnudb Now to figure out if I can get #emms to use it instead of random python scripts... https://gnudb.org/howto.php
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A fully switched to Firefox a few months ago when Google kept on pushing their "Manifest V3" Chrome policy, now that they continue to push it and remove V2 (and with it meaningful adblockers) from Chrome in 2024 maybe you want to start migrating as well?
https://developer.chrome.com/en/blog/resuming-the-transition-to-mv3/
Don't go to Brave btw. It's a shit company that keeps doing shady stuff and is run by a homophobe. There are so many browsers, just pick one. (Whether other Chromium-based browsers will keep an interface for effective customization for users around is for you to research. Just use Firefox TBH).
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Key bit: "#Tumblr moving away from a growth strategy also aligns with the larger movement toward smaller and decentralized social media, characterized by the dispersal of Twitter’s users onto platforms like Bluesky, Mastodon, Discord, and even back to Tumblr itself.
'Every future for Tumblr that I’m involved in will include it being more open, supporting more standards, APIs, and open source.'”
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/17/23964580/tumblr-downscaling-smaller-social-media-site
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Just got my @indivisibleteam newsletter, and I'm heartened to see that they're stepping back from Twitter. They're removing Twitter from their social media links on their website, phasing down on-Twitter content, and helping folks migrate to alternate platforms.
It's good to see large influential organizations finally drawing the line. It's awesome that they're not just doing so passively, but actively helping people leave. #Twitter #Indivisible
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Read the inspiring story of how Eyüpsultan, Turkey switched to free software, gained independence from proprietary software, and saved money ($$$) in the process! If they did it in their city, your city can do it too! | Read more at: https://u.fsf.org/3m9
I always mentally wonder about #TypeScript vs #ClojureScript, knowing that #Clojure's decision to avoid #types is very deliberate. But TypeScript is conquering the world; is that an ad populum sign that Types are really a better way to go? Or does ClojureScript offer other things instead? If so, what are they, and to do the benefits of each option find value in different situations?
One of my biggest peeves is people spending time and effort "fixing" problems that have already been solved. I don't need you to fix my copy-paste! Stop coming up with replacements for email, planning, doing the dishes/laundry, etc. Unless your complaint is more substantive than "it's just hard for me," or "I'm used to something else".
If your complaint is inconvenience or difficulty, the answer probably doesn't require a disavowal of previous solutions, just a refinement for you (let's give you shortcuts, or reconsider the problem we are facing).
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I strongly recommend this book to anyone who thinks about current events or who thinks in general.
(comment on Thinking in Systems)
I received an unexpected "encrypted" email from my lawyer that includes the phrase, "If you have received this message, then you are the intended recipient. It is impossible to receive this message by error." It links only to a website, marcord. Now, the original message from him has all the trappings his emails always have -- do not share disclosures, intended recipient stuff, etc. The same footer. All-in-all, it looks like a rare breed of high-brow scam artistry.
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Liebe #Duesseldorf-Bubble: Freund sucht einen Blechbläser für einen Martinsumzug in Bilk am Samstag. Jemand Lust oder Idee? -> DM
Boost please…
I seem to have put my chips in long ago on the awkward "#privacy vs #publicity" thing, before I actually knew much about data privacy. it is an interesting debate in this era of content creators and social media. Are those two things both incompatible with privacy?
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When we're as surrounded by streaming platforms as we are now, it's easy to forget that the DRM-free life still exists. Even now, there are dozens of record labels, publishers, and online retailers that refuse to abuse their customers. Learn about them in the Guide: https://u.fsf.org/1lr #EndDRM #DRM
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#Clojurescript using #JS libraries via importmap
using the importmap feature (supported by all modern browsers), as an alternative way for Clojurescript apps to access npm dependencies.
https://widdindustries.com/blog/index.html
Just found the official #FireFox repo for burner emails. Super easy! https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/private-relay/
Full Stack Clojure web app engineer
Joined Jul 2021
